CVE-2018-5999
An issue was discovered in AsusWRT before 3.0.0.4.384_10007. In the handle_request function in...
An issue was discovered in AsusWRT before 3.0.0.4.384_10007. In the handle_request function in router/httpd/httpd.c, processing of POST requests continues even if authentication fails.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
An issue was discovered in AsusWRT before 3.0.0.4.384_10007. In the handle_request function in router/httpd/httpd.c, processing of POST requests continues even if authentication fails.
- Record
CVE-2018-5999- CVSS 3.0
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 10.0 High
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C - Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
An issue was discovered in AsusWRT before 3.0.0.4.384_10007. In the handle_request function in router/httpd/httpd.c, processing of POST requests continues even if authentication fails.
- Record
CVE-2018-5999- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2018-17764 No score
An issue was discovered in AsusWRT before 3.0.0.4.384_10007. In the handle_request function in router/httpd/httpd.c, processing of POST requests continues even if authentication fails.
- Record
EUVD-2018-17764- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-8pph-m89g-pffm
An issue was discovered in AsusWRT before 3.0.0.4.384_10007. In the handle_request function in...
An issue was discovered in AsusWRT before 3.0.0.4.384_10007. In the handle_request function in router/httpd/httpd.c, processing of POST requests continues even if authentication fails.
- Record
GHSA-8pph-m89g-pffm- CVSS 3.0
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Public exploits
Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.
| Source | Link | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Exploit-DB | AsusWRT Router < 3.0.0.4.380.7743 - LAN Remote Code Execution | 2018-01-22 |
| Exploit-DB | AsusWRT LAN - Remote Code Execution (Metasploit) | 2018-02-26 |
| Metasploit | AsusWRT LAN Unauthenticated Remote Code Execution | 2018-01-22 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, Exploit-DB, GitHub Advisories, Metasploit, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2018-5999 is a critical vulnerability (CVSS 9.8) in Asus Asuswrt, published January 22, 2018. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 87.5%, the 99th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
github.com/pedrib/PoC/blob/master/advisories/asuswrt-lan-rce.txt
exploit-db.com/exploits/44176
blogs.securiteam.com/index.php/archives/3589
raw.githubusercontent.com/pedrib/PoC/master/exploits/metasploit/asuswrt_lan_rce.rb
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-5999